Dress-form.



F. B. GRANGER.

DRESS FORM.

APPLICATION FILED IuIIE I4, 1915.

. Patented Deo. 3, l918.

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*Y InvenTor Frank B. Grdnger bydm`M cf-M TTTys UNXTED STATES PATENT FFYCE.

.FRANK 1B. GRANGER, OFNEWVYORKVN. Y., ASSIGNORTO HALLTOROHERT nnnssromn OOMPANL or. NEWLYORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OFVNEW` JERSEY. v f

" DRESS-FORM.

To 'all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that LFRANK B. GRANGER, a citizen-of theUnited States, residing at New York, countyfot' Newl York, lState of 5 New York, haveinvented an Improvement` 1n Dress-Forms, of which the following description, in connection with-the accompanying drawlng, isy a Ispecification,like characy'ters on' the drawing representing like parts. This invention relates to dress-forms 4and involves a novel skirt t'orrn endWise collapsible and .circumferentially extensible. One of the main objects of 'myfinventionfis-to so L construct and` connect the parts of the Iskirt form that'- all 0f the'lsubst-antiallyvertical members .thereof constitute componentswof the*` same curved surface, whether .extended Aor collapsed, whereby-asmooth' exterior lsurface is presented. i y vIn order to give an'vunderstanding' ofthe ninvention, I have illustrated in the drawings a yselected Vembodiment thereof-Which will lnow bedescribed, afterwhich the/novel ifeatures will be pointedcout-cin the-fzappended c claims. l

Inf' the drawings, VFigurelf'is a frontvlew nular sections,v may be provided fori-invarifous ways" without departing from the-'inven-` tion. Where-the dressy form'is an adjustable dress form and is divided'"verticallyto--present a plurality of hip sections, I' propose Gofadress form provided withmyr improved skirt' portion;

F ig. 2 is a,.viewshowing the skirt'portion 80 .'collapsed; v

Fig. 3 is an enlar, 1.e"dsectionon the line w-Laa Fig. 1; v

` F ig. 4 is a sectionv on the line,y-y, Fig.' 1; Fig. 5 is a section on the `line 0L-a, F1g.` 1;

36/ Fig. 6 isa'detailof the adjustable arm` for holding the. lower hoop or band; Y Fig. 7 isa-bottorn plan-fview'\of-,the'skirt portion; A n y c fFig. Sis a section on theFl1ne"fb-b,F1g.f6;

i 40:., LFig. 9 isa detailof the 4plate 32.

14 designates the bodyfportiomofgafdress fiforrniwhich is herein illustrated4 asdivided -l-.into av plurality of sections,y and 2f indicates y. generally "the :skirt portion vof `the fform.

This skirt portion has a telescopicconstruci convenient Way ofnproviding 'for this vlis "-to y:make the `upper element y9 with "the"ft`wo members 12-which are securedfattheir 4upper end to ahip section 7 and are shown alsconl .,tion so `that it i can-lV be folded or extended. "Th'e 'dress form isfsupportedon a suitable '-standardcshown generally-atl?) which `will preferably be of the collapsible or telescopic "-variety, such,ifor instance, as isjshownin 4 my co-pending application Se: j No. '8082, ,led February 13, 19.15,' but whlch-lt is not ',necessary to describe in detallfherein as 1t l ,v- ,forms nofpart ofithefpresent invention. A

'specification of Lettersratent. Patnted Dcf3`98 .applicationlinea June 14,1915. seri-a1No.'s3,s79.

I supporting standard of this naturev "can-il be collapsed so as -to allow the v"dress OrmftO-be loweredA into the positionv showninfFi'g2,

Tol permit the vdress form to be'- th'ns vlowered-necessitates a folding skirt portiontan'd. the improved skirt portion forming thefbas'is -of this application' is Aone in Which-the'folding* thereof lis' 'f accomplished'fby af" telescopic action. 'f The skirt-section herein'showrcom- 1 prises avplurality" of annular :#sec'tio'r-ishalving-a' telescopic relation.toeachfbthr which permits the necessary folding@ ction there# of. lThese sectionswill preferably' beinade i eXpansibley 'so as to' permitl the fsi'zef` Oflj the yskirt; portion'to be varied" circumrentially. In' `the constructionshown in: the drawings f ythe skirt portion is maole'ofl three annular sections, the upper section beingindicated atalV and rvbeing Isecured atfitslupper endto the body portion 1, the intermediate section to divide theskirt portion into-sections, 'one for each of the hip sections'andtof` connect I' said sections to'permit the skirt l-portionfto =befexpanded or contracted ninfdianieteln vThis yis the construction illustratedf-in the.

drawing, andv the sections 0fy 'the Skirt. p61- atelescopic relation with each vv`other.` 011e nected by a cross strip 13, Said sidemfmbers 12 each having, a guiding loop Matite lower vend, and to make the intermediate element 41Q kwith the two side membersvl which slide through the guiding Yloops 14 and -arel'conand t0 makethelower element 11 with the two side pieces which are slidably mounted on the central member 19 .of` the inter- `mediate element.

rlhe upper ends of the membersf20 are connected by two 'cross piecesl 21, which are situated on opposite sides 4of lthe central. member 19 and thus form a guidingaperture through which said .member extends. :The lower 'cross piece 17 of the intermediate `element is vformed by two piecesbetween which the members 20 extend.l Each set ofn assembled upper, intermediate and lower elements 9, l0 and 11 constitutesa telescopic or collapsible skirt-por- -vtion unit. These -skirt-portion units are .iexibly connectedtogether by folding` connectingmembers'22, each comprising' two links 22 pivotally connected together atv 23 l 'and' pivotally connected to the adjacent skirt :portion units at 24:. The lower ends of the skirt-section units are all connected to a hoop or b`and25 at the bottom of the skirt portion which `is herein shown as made of a plurality of links 26 pivotally connected together to form ar lazy-tongs construction, thus providing an expansible and collapsible member.i p

This lower member 25 is also adjustably v; connected to the central standard 3 by means .whichV holds it properly positioned.' vThis adjustable connection 1s'l shown as acollar 27;mounted freelyvon the standard and havingextending'therefrom extensible radiallyarranged arms l28 which are connected at their outer ends to the band 25. rlheseA arms are each vherein shown as comprising the member 29 connectedvto the collar, the member 30 pivotally connected` to the'band 25 ingl slots 33,34 thereininl which operate members 29 and 30.` These members 29 Aand -30 'areshown as provided with the' slots 360 A which embrace studs or guiding projections 37` carried byf fthe intermediate member 32. This makesl anl extensible connection which. however, is rigid in a vertical directionand tirmlyholds' the'skirt'section in its adjusted position. =I will preferably make the upper, 'intermediate and -lower elements of each unitoly flat metal strips as this provides a skirt portion having a smooth exterior which is well adapted to "act as a support for skirts. 'j y l i A It will noted that in the construction hereinxshown the various elements ofv each ltelescopic section are in vertical alinement with each other, that is, the two side memcollapsing of the form.v

bers 12 of the upper element, the two side members 15 of the intermediate element, and the two members 20 of the lower element, are all vertical components of the same curved surface whether the skirt becollapsed or extended. .The advantagel of this construction is that the skirt portion presents a smooth exterior surface. v

vI claim: 4

yl. A skirt form, including a plurality of annular sections, each'including a plurality of longitudinally extending members and retaining and guiding members, said retaining and-guiding members being positioned at each end of each section except at the upper end of the upper section and the lower en d of the lower section and serving to retainall of said longitudinal members in the same vertical substantially cylindrical surface during' an endwise extension or collapsing of the form.

2. A skirt formffincluding a plurality of annular sections, including an 'uppersectiom a l'ower section and an intermediate section,

ing means at each end thereof slidable alon the longitudinal members of the upper an lower sections and the-upper and lowersections having guiding means at their lower Y and upper endsrespectively slidableralong the longitudinal members ofthe intermediate section during the endwise extensionor 3. A skirt form, dividedhoriaontallyinto a plurality of skeleton elements, each element including longitudinal members and transverse menibexsat the ends thereof, said Y transverse members of each element having guided sliding relationship withfthe longitudinal members of the adjacent elements whereby the ends of all of the longitudinal elements are held together when the form is collapsed endwise. fat' 3l, and theintermediate member 32 hav- 4.' In a dress form, the combinationl with vertically-'to present a plurality of vertically-extensible,sections, each of rwhich is composed of a pluralityI of elements situated a body portion, of a skirt portion divided clamping'screws35, 36 carried bythe two diate element, and those of the intermediate element between the members ofthe upper element.. l t

6. In a dress form, the combination with a body portion, of a skirt portion divided vertically to present a plurality of sections, each of which is composed of an upper element, an intermediate element, anda lower element7 each upper element having two con'- nected vertically-extending members provided with loops at their lower ends, each intermediate member also presenting two vertically-extending members slidably mounted through said loops and connected at their lower ends by cross pieces, and each lower element presenting two vertically-extending members slidably mounted in the cross pieces for the intermediate element, said elements having a telescopic relation.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for v cluding a plurality of substantially vertical members, and connections between said sections permittmg the relatlve endwise movement of said members and retaining them in the same substantially cylindrical surface to vary the length of said skirt portion.

8. A skirt form including a plurality of sections, each including a plurality of substantially vertical members, and means between said members for positively holding the adjacent ends of all members against relative radial movement during the relative endwise movement in extending or collapsing the skirt form.

In testimony whereof, I have' signed my name to this specication.

FRANK B. GRANGER.

ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner ot Patents,

Washington, D. C." 

